A huge caveat to this review is that I am a huuuuuge Gaiman fan, and NEVERWHERE is my favorite of his novels. This comic is an adaptation of Gaiman's work, and it felt like coming to an alternate version of home. The names and places were the same, but now in vivid, 1980s color. The characters kept their lines, but the statue was kicked out of the Marquis' hand and not dropped.

What prevented this comic from getting all five stars then? One, Door was overly sexualized with her clothing. I didn't appreciate the artist dressing a woman coming-of-age while on a revenge quest like a porny, knock off Dr. Harley Quinn. I also noticed PoC reviewers being very uncomfortable with the decision to give the Marquis a black void-face, and I agree that it's racist and creepy. Third, and this is perhaps because of my other two objections, the narrative seemed to lack...sparkle. London Below is supposed to be a gleaming, psychedelic History Channel wonderland, but the comic fell flat. I don't think it was the medium: look at what reality-bending SANDMAN achieves.

In any case, while I did mostly enjoy the comic, I'm not eager to look up any of Carey's other work.